Mechanical movement.



PATENTED MAY l, 1906.

E. D. WILLIAMS. MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14.1904, RENEWED OCT.7.1905.

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APPLICATION vFILED MAR.14.1`904. RENBWED 00T.7. 1905.

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HARVEY D. WILLIAMS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF., TO WATERBURY TOOL COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

MEGHANIICALV MOVEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARvnYD. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Mechanical Movements; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference e' had to the accompanying drawings, whic form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to mechanical movements; and the object of my improvements is to provide an improved mechanical movement by which rotary and rectilinear movements may be converted one into the other Without producing an unbalanced inertia effect. I attain th1s object in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which shows my invention embodied in a gas-engine and actin to transform the reciprocating motion of t e piston into the rotary motion of the shaft.

Figure 1 is a plan view in section of the crank-case of an engine and a portion of. the cylinder. tion, the right-hand ortion, as s own in Fig. 1, being removed. g. 3 is a'section similar to Fig. 2, showing a modification of a portion of the mechanism. 4 is a detail view of the reciprocatin parts, showing the pistonrod pivoted in t e piston.

A is the cylinder, and A the ciank-case, of a as-e e.

and are shafts journaled axially in line Wthf eachother and adapted to rotate in bearings in the crank-case A.

C is a disk u on the inner end of the shaft B, and C is a similar disk upon the inner end of the shaft B. n

D is a wrist-pin upon the disk C, and D is a wrist-pin u on the disk C F is a doulhle rack pivoted at its center upon the wrist-pin D, and F is a similar rack centrally-pivoted upon the wrist-pin D E is the piston-rod.

,Y E E are disks secured upon the piston-rod E and inclosing between them the racks F F.

E EB are spur-gears keyed upon the pistonvrod E, the teeth of which mesh with the teeth Fig. 2 is an elevation, plartly in secconstruction.

ofthe racks F F. To diminish lost motion, twisted gearing is used.`

cis a counterweight on the disk C, and c is a counterweight upon the disk C. The disks C C are arranged to rotate at an equal angular velocity in opposite directions, and the counterwelghts c c are so placed that they shall be simultaneous directly opposite the wrist-pins D D at the dead-centers. The counterweights c cy are placed at equal distances from the center and are of'equal weight and are together of such a weight and so 1placed that their centrifugal force shall ba ance the force due to the acceleration of the reciprocating arts at the dead-centers and also the cent gal force ofthe wrist-pins D D and racks F F. The pitch-lines of, the gear-wheels E2 E2 are preferabl of a radius equal to the radius of glyration o the reciprocainfr parts about t e axis of the pistonro The operation of the above-described de- `vice is as follows: The impulse is given in the ordinary way to the pistony and 1s conveyed to the wrist-pins D D through the disks E E actin upon' the sides of the racks F F as a Scotc yoke acts through the block u on the wrist-pm in the ordinary well-undlerstood It will be understood that the force due to the inertia of the reciprocating parts in their direction of motion is completely balanced by the component in that direction of the centrifugal' force of the counterweights c c. As the disks C C turn inopposite directions the reciprocating parts are rotated by means ofthe racks F F at a speed that shall give the point of contact a velocity equal, in a horizontal engine, to the vertical component of the velocity of the wrist-pins D D. Therefore the vertical component of the centrifugal force of the counterweights c c will be completely balanced by the rotational inertia of the reciprocating parts.

- The modification shown in Fig. 3 consists in substituting belts f f', activ upon the drum e, secured to the piston-ro E, in'place of the racks F F and gears E2 E2.

The modification shown in Fig. 4consists in pivoting the iston-rod in the piston or elsewhere. In t 's case it will be necessary to increase the effective rotational inertia ot loo the reciprocating parts, which rotate by adding Weight at a point having a greater radius than the radius of gyratioii of such parts.

It Will be observed in the abrve-described device that not only is the inertia of the reciprocating parts com letely balanced without introducing an un alanced inertia effect, but that the reverse torques balance each other. If there be only one shaft and disk, the counterweight of said disk must be suflicient in itself to balance the inertia of the reciprocating parts at their dead-centers. It is evident that cranks could be substituted for the disks F F', if desired, Without departing from my invention. It will also be noticed that the forces upon the disks E are al- Ways equal and at equal distances upon op osite sides of the axis of the piston-rod, so that there is no tendency to bend said rod.

1. The combination of areciprocating part, a rotating part, means for connecting said parts so that the reciprocating part shall move'with a velocity proportional to a component in one direction of the velocity vof a point upon the rotating part and shall rotate with a velocity proportional to the component of the velocityof said point in a direction at an angle to the first-named com onent, and a countervveight upon said rotating part adapted to balance the inertia of the reci rocating part due to its change of lineal ve ocity.

2. The combination ofareci rocatingpart, and tWo rotating parts adapte to turn in 0pposite directions, and means for connectin said parts so that the reciprocatin part sha move with a velocity proportiona to a coinponent in one direction of thefvelocity of a point upon each of said rotating parts, and shall rotate with a velocity pro ortional to the component of the velocity o said points in a direction at an angle to the irst-named component.

3. The combination of a reciprocating part, and a rotating part upon each side of said reciprocating part, Iand means for connectin said parts so that the reciprocatin part sha move with a velocity proportiona to a component in one direction of the velocity of a point upon each of said rotating parts, and shall rotate with a velocity pro ortional to the component of the velocity o said points at an angle to the first-named com onent and a counterweiglit upon each of sai rotatin parts saidl counterweights being adapted tov alance'the lineal inertia of the reciprocating part.

4. The combination of a reciprocating'part,

a crank'adapted to rotate, a` crank-pm on said crank. means connecting said crank-pin Withsaid reciprocating part so that the latter shall move with said crank-pin in one direc- With said reciprocating part so that the latter shall move with said crank-pins in one direction and rotate with a velocity proportional to the velocity of said crank-pins in another direction and a counterweight on each of said i cranks adapted to balance the lineal inertia 'of the reciprocating part.

6. The combination of a reciprocating part, a crank u on each side thereof, Wrist-pins in said cran blocks pivoted u on said Wristp pins, and connected to `sai reciprocating art so as to rotate the saine, saidreciprocating part being adapted to contact the sides of said blocks, and counterweights upon said cranks adapted to balance the lineal inertia of the reciprocating part.

Y 7. The combination of a reciprocating part, a crank upon each side thereof, Wrist-pins in said cranks, blocksprovided With racks upon said Wrist-pins, a gear-Wheel upon the reciprocating part engaging with said racks, said reciprocating part eingadapted to contact the sides of said blocks, and counterweights upon' said cranks adapted to balance the lineal inertia of the reciprocating part.

8. The combination of a reci rocating part, l

a revoluble crank o n one side t ereof, a Wristpin in said crank, a block upon said wrist-pin, the reciprocating part being adapted to contact the sides of said block, said block being connected to the reciprocating part so as to rotate the saine, and a counterwe' ht adapted to balance the lineal inertia oft e reciprocatin part.

9. 'ghe combination of a reci rocating part, a revoluble crank on one side t ereof, a Wristpin in said crank, a block upon said wrist-pin provided with a rack, a gear-Wheel upon said' reciprocating part engaging said rack, said reroo iro

ci rocating part being adapted to contact the y si es of said block, and a counter-wei ht upon Isaid crank adapted to balance the meal inertia of said reciprocating part.

10. The com ination of a reci rocating part, a yoke thereon, tWo cranks a apted to turn in opposite directions, wrist-pins on saidcranks, said yoke engaging said Wrist-pins at equal distances upon opposite sides of the axis of the reciprocating part.

11. The combination of a reciprocating part, a crank upon each side thereof, Wristpins on said cranks, blocks pivoted upon said IIS wrist-pins, and connected to said reciprocating part lso as to cause 'the same to rotate, racks, the reci rocating part being adapted said reciprocating part being adapted to conto contact said locks. ro

tact the sides of said blocks. In testimony whereof I sign this specifica- 12. The combination of a reciprocating tion in the presence of two wltnesses.

part, a crank upon each side thereof, Wrist HARVEY D. WILLIAMS.

pins on said cranks, blocks provided with Witnesses:

racks upon said wrist-pins, a gear-Wheel upon JOHN D. BIDDIS the reciprocating part engaging with said LEWIS J. MAURO. 

